Blog: PopMatters

Purists might as well get used to it: this Dethklok thing is getting really good. The popularity of Adult Swim's Metalocalypse is remarkable, but that's nothing compared to just how massive the musical side of the fictional death metal band has become among young American metal fans. From out of nowhere, 2007's tie-in CD The Dethalbum went on to greatly exceed expectations, debuting at number 21 (an unfathomable placing for a) a debut extreme metal album, and b) a soundtrack for a cartoon) and eventually selling in excess of 300,000...